加拿大G6的几篇阅读文章
本帖最后由 charlenedavid 于 2012-5-12 20:12 编辑The Big Five of the Safari
Would you like to go on safari? The word means “journey” in Swahili, the language of east Africa. This word was later borrowed by wealthy travellers from Europe years ago, who liked going to Africa to hunt the animals there. Over time, the word safari became part of the English language, and the term “Big Five” came about. It refers to the five most dangerous animals to hunt on safari.
So, what are the “Big Five”? The answers may surprise you.
Elephants
They are big animals, weighing up to 6000 kilograms. But they can also reach a speed of up to 40 kilometres per hour. Although they have poor eyesight and hearing, they must always be approached with caution.
Rhinoceros
These animals can be as heavy as 1000 kg. They are shy and like to be left alone. If you bother them, they can get really grumpy and unpredictable. Rhinos cannot see well, but they have excellent hearing and a good sense of smell.
Leopards
At 80 kg, leopards are smaller than lions, but they make up for this with their fierceness, strength, and intelligence. Leopards can leap three metres in the air, and can carry animals that weigh three times more than they do! They have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and can see well in the dark. They like to wander alone, most often at night.
Lions
These are the largest carnivores in Africa. A male lion can weigh up to 230 kg, and its loud roar can be heard as far as 10 km away. This is why we call the lion the “King of the Beasts”. Unlike leopards, lions like to spend their days sleeping with their “pride”, or group, when they are not looking for food.
Water Buffalo
These are considered the most dangerous of all African animals. They are intelligent and cunning, and will band together to fight their enemy and protect the weaker members of their group. They can weigh up to 600 kg.
Fortunately, when we talkabout going an safair these days, we mean we are going to visit Africa to look at the lovely beasts of the continent. We shoot them only with our cameras. And let’s not forget the other amazing animals of Africa, such as the giraffe, the hippopotamus, and the wildebeest, among many, many others. Can you think of a few more?
本帖最后由 charlenedavid 于 2012-5-12 20:46 编辑
Nkosi Johnson A Young Hero
Nkosi was born in South Africa on February 4, 1989. He never knew his father, and his mother had a terrible illness: her body had a virus called HIV, which often leads to AIDS. When she was pregnant with Nkosi, he became infected with the virus too. There is no cure for AIDS. In Nkosi’s country, more than 70 000 babies are born with HIV, and half the people under the age of 15 will die of AIDS over the next 10 years.
Babies that are born infected usually do not live longer than two years in South Africa. But Nkosi was strong. Sadly though, when he was two years old, Nkosi’s mother had to take him to an AIDS care centre because she was too sick to care for him herself. A volunteer worker named Gail Johnson asked Nkosi’s mother if she could become Nkosi’s foster mother. She agreed and Nkosi became Gail’s foster son. Together, Gail and her friends started a new AIDS care centre for children. They called it Nkosi’s Haven.
In 1997, Nkosi’s biological mother died of an AIDS-related illness. Even at this trying time, Nkosi was fighting another battle of his own. Nkosi and his foster mother wanted him to go to school, but some of the parents didn’t want him there because he had HIV. Gail Johnson began to talk to the public about the problem, and eventually, Nkosi was allowed to go to school. After this happened, Nkosi Johnson became a hero. He began to travel and give speeches, helping others to understand HIV and not be afraid of people who had AIDS.
As Nkosi spoke for people living with AIDS, he often said these words:
“Care for us and accept us – we are all human beings … We are normal. We have hands. We have feet. We can walk, we talk, we have needs just like everyone else. Don’t be afraid of us. We are all the same!”
In 2001, Nkosi Johnson died of AIDS. He was 12 years old. 尝试看了下第二篇，能看懂，就是看得比较慢。有个别生词不会读，联系上下文能猜到意思。 读过TREASURE的G5，G6后，觉得加拿大的阅读程度比美国要低多了。
我看了第一篇，惭愧，5种动物认识两，大象和狮子，有一个可以猜，猎豹，还有两种不认识
同上，我也是两种，猜一种长颈鹿。 有些动物名称不知道，不说明什么的，我儿子对这些自然界的专有名词知道的特别多，但一些我们常见的词汇，未必就熟悉。
语言是有范畴的，我们各有各的范畴。 本帖最后由 charlenedavid 于 2012-5-12 22:21 编辑
National Child Day
Moms and dads wear wide similes on Mother’s Day and Father’s, not only because they get colourful homemade cards, but also because there is a good chance they will be asked a question they know they will hear, “Why isn’t there a Children’s Day?” Of course, this question is usually followed by the answer, “But every day is Children’s Day!”
Did you know that there really is a Children’s Day? In 1993, the Government of Canada enacted Bill C-371 (a “bill” is a document that becomes law if it passes by votes in Parliament). This bill, called the Child Day Act, designated November 20 as National Child Day. This was done as a way to promote awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was ratified in 1991.
What are rights? Perhaps you have heard of “human rights”, “animal rights”, or the “right to life.” A “human right” is something that each person deserves to have. You do not have to earn it or work for it. It is yours simply because you exist. But not everyone agrees on what things should be considered human rights. In Canada, for example, we believe that we have the right to say what we wish to say; we have freedom of expression. But this is not the case in every country.
Did you know that years and years ago, children did not have as many rights as they do today? Children were not adults, and so it was acceptable to treat them with less respect and fairness. In some places, such as England during the Industrial Revolution, child workers were sometimes even forced to work under more unfair conditions than their adult counterparts.
According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, children around the world have the right to the following:
[*] An education
[*] Food and shelter
[*] Special care if they have special needs
[*] A name and a nation
[*] Play and rest
[*] Health care
[*] Special protection
[*] Celebrations of their own culture
The History of Mauve
Who would have thought that a colour could have such an interesting backstory? But it’s true: whether or not you like the purplish, pastel shade called “mauve”, it’s got the most interesting history of all the colours. You could say that mauve changed the world.
As you know, mauve is not a primary colour – it is not even a secondary colour. Years ago, colours, whether in dyes or paints, were made from natural ingredients. The most common way of creating purple was from the mucus of molluscs! It was a labour-intensive process that made this colour very expensive to produce. As a result, throughout history the colour purple has always been associated with royalty, because only royalty and other wealthy people could afford to buy clothes of this colour.
But all this changed in the mid-19th century with the discovery of a way to make artificial purple dye, to the credit of a man named William Henry Perkin. William was a clever student born in London, with an interest in chemistry. By the age of 15, he was already studying at the Royal College of Chemistry in London. A few years later, William worked on a way to create artificial quinine. At the time, quinine was a valuable substance used for the prevention of a disease called malaria. One day in 1856 when his boss was on holiday, William was experimenting in his own apartment “laboratory”. Then something interesting happened: as he was working with a chemical mixture, a residue that had a lovely purple colour was created. William had created the first aniline dye, which he named mauveine.
William patented his discovery and soon many colours were being produced artificially. From that point on, synthetic dyes meant that colourful and colourfast materials could be made affordably. William became a wealthy man – and the world became a more colourful place. 正好缺G6的, MARK下~~~ A “human right” is something that each person deserves to have. You do not have to earn it or work for it. It is yours simply because you exist. But not everyone agrees on what things should be considered human rights. In Canada, for example, we believe that we have the right to say what we wish to say; we have freedom of expression. But this is not the case in every country.
令人向往 相比于我在另一个帖子里帖的GLENCOE的课文，加拿大的LANGUAGE ARTS，在同年级中要简单多了。
我自己感觉，美国加州的G5，相当于加拿大的G7了。
美国比加拿大更重视教育，从这里，可见一斑。呵！
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